Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-26
OTHER LOCAL NEWS.
DOCTOR ROY, KISSING DENTIST OF
NEW YoRE. FOUND.
Mr.. Clarke, Of the Y. n. c. A, Knows
His Whereabouts, Bat Won't Tell
the Reporters.


The Dispafcb received the following
ASsociated-Pres telegram last wght:
"NEw YorE, March 25--NIrs. Roy,
wife Of the dentist who mysteriously
disappeared week ago, received the
following dispatch to-day:
"'RicaxoSp. Va, ------.
..To Mrs.. T. 4. lur,ae Rog, ie5 rss FlJ,y-th0d
strct. Nce ick;
"sDcar Roy 10 found; wishes mcroly 10 got
fSienedj IN. VI. CLABEE.
"'Young MONS Christian Association
"Jamcs Toy. The doctors brother,
asccrtainod o. tn association building,
in this city, that Nr. Clarke is secretary
of the Yonng "cns Christian Associa-
ton i'm Bichmoni, and telegraphed a
replv and money at once. inquiries
were also sent nom police headquarters
as 10 The circumstances. Mrs. Roy was
afraid 10 believe tire news, as too good
to be true.
Mr.. Clarke positively refused 10 give
the Richmond reporters any informa-
ton on the subject last night. All that
he would say was " sent the telegram
alluded 10. II is true TO the best of
my information. can say nothing
further than this
HISTORY or ROY's DISAPPEARANCE.
The New York San, March 23d, says
Dr Frank Austin Roy, young dentist living
NJ i65 Host Fifty third street. left homo last
Thursday afternoon With tho expressed in
;enuon OF delivering lecture at tho College
Of NoDilstry, at bird avenue and Twenty
~ lis GOT 4 a mot - a II "a ~
Dentistry, and he has disappeared "a COM
llttely as n the earth had swallowed him up
the moment he left his door. DIR. Roy Il thirty
wears Old a little below tho medium height
and would attract notice anywhere by his polite
WayG and the striking contrast Of his cOal-black
hair and mousiacho with bis intensely pallid
face. lie Is a son 81 tho late DR.. Edward Roy
a dentist wcll-kuOWn % many Of tho older resi-
dents Of tNo city. To was graduated with high
hOnors from tho College Of Dentistry In 1879.
and from the medical department Of tho Uni
vursity Of she city Of New York year later.
He Is regarded as avery bright young man, ana
his proft ssional practice r. a lucrative and ex-
teBsiyo one lie has contributed great deal
lately 20 the literature OF his profession, and
his articles have attracted attention. He owns
his nnc residence In Fifty-third street, is mar
Tied, but has no children.
Some time age Dr. Frank Abbott, dean Of tho
College Of Dentistry, asked Dr. Roy 70 come
down and deliver series OF lectures on the
subject Of food assimilation In its relation 70
dentistry. DR.. Roy asscntod, and for some
time pact was hard at work preparing the lee
lures At O'Clock Thursday afternoon he Toll
his wife that his patients had all been attended
10 for the day. Then Mr.. Croker, OF $50
FIfth avenue, called, and DIR. Roy went down
10 see him. Not long after this Mrs. Roy went
out. and ho busy Mt work 10 his ONCE
then. pr ROy'e sery6ntgirl says that
tho kitchen clock had lust struck 4
when she heard the bell ring, calling
her 20 the Office. She got part Of the way up
the kitchen-stairs when she saw Dr. Roy stand
ing At the railing at the head OF the stairs. lie
had one hand on the railing. He wore his long,
heavy beaver overcoHt, and in his disenRaged
hhnd he carried his silk hat. Maggie he
said. tell Mrs. Roy that have gone to the Col
lcge 81 Dentistry, and that shall be back att
o'clock lie never came back. The following
day Nrs Roy discovered thai her husband had
not taken with him hi- purse, which contained
all his ready morOy, his watch. nor any extra
clothing Of any kind.
"1hc affair Is an awful mystery 20 me- said
Mrs. Roy 10 a fftn reporter yesterday. my
husband WAS perfect husband, good and kind
m every way. Hebad no debts 20 speak of, and
ne was n total abstniner from all liquor. He
neycT showed any symptoms of insanity nor Is
tbcre insanity ia his family
Inspector Bynoss men have searched the
city Tor lIr. Roy "a no purpose. Tho police Of
brooklyn and jersey have made n ike search
in these citios and with ike result